Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Binley and Willenhall , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Lane (CV3 3FU) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Binley and Willenhall average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (CV3 3FU), the main crime hotspot is near Wroxall Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Littlethorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wroxall Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wroxall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tybalt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linnet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarningale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarningale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Knightlow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarningale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tybalt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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